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corn starch packaging an ideal alternative for plastics

22 Apr 2013
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all over the world, the road to consumerfriendly and ecologically safe packaging has started to have a real impact, encouraged by ever more tougher recycling rules in countries all over the world. nowadays, companies are showing interest in substitute materials like cornstarch to help lessen landfill as a method for discarding, which also helps to reduce on green house gas emissions. starch is nature&39s own way of storing energy. when the seed, it depends on the starch to nourish it until it can establish leaves and roots and start to gather its own energy.

clear plastic packaging tempts consumers to buy

22 Apr 2013
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researchers at clemson university, which is located in south carolina, the us, have carried out study on consumer behavior. the study was funded by kl&oumlckner pentaplast, which is a germanybased plastic films group located at the montabaur. the study reveals that, products, which have a clear plastic clamshell packaging, are about 400 more attractive to consumers as compared to identical products that come in printed paperboard boxes.

multiple choices for food packaging from sig combibloc

22 Apr 2013
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food manufacturers have a vast array of choice. for longlife foods, there are many packaging options to choose from to make place a product in the market. many of these options exist and used for decades, and over the period of time, their acceptance has developed. however, these days, if any manufacturer is looking to choose a packaging system, does not merely consider the old faithful. instead of that, manufacturers are looking towards the future, as well.

faultless knorr food sachet packaging

22 Apr 2013
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food manufacturer knorr has executed machine vision at its sachet packaging plant, which is located in heilbronn, germany to offer a quality check of the seals on the sachets. this system is consisted of insight explorer vision software with inbuilt patmax pattern recognition technology, cognex insight micro camera and a cognex visionview 700 visualisation panel. aku.automation of aalen, germany had installed the system. at stages of highspeed sachet production operations, sporadic production errors can occur in the final or filling sealing stage.

eyecatching packaging for eggs

22 Apr 2013
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heedegard is one of the two biggest as well as most successful egg producers in denmark. in 2008, they started to use ovotherm&39s crystalclear egg packs for their own brand &quotdanske bur&aeligg&quot. in this packaging, white large eggs are packed in traypack 1x20. for the medium sized eggs, traypack 1x30 is being used. the reason behind heedegard&rsquos likeness for these packs is clear they are made up of recycled pet drinks bottles. furthermore, the presentation of these packs is eyecatching, and there is no requirement to use outer packaging.

ban on selling junk food in plastic bags

16 Apr 2013
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taking a strong stand on the negative effects of plastic on health and the environment, the himachal pradesh high court has put a statewide ban on the sale of junk food in nonbiodegradable and noncompostable packets. the ban, which will be effective from april 1, will not include essential stuff such as milk and edible oil. in its january 10 order, a division bench mentioned that court is not in any manner issuing instructions that such junk food items are banned because it is not within the radius of the court.

avoiding plasticpackaged & canned foods considerably reduces bpa levels

16 Apr 2013
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a peer reviewed study, which was published in environmental health perspectives, gives evidence that eliminating plastic food packaging and canned foods from your diet can significantly reduce the concentrations of bisphenol a bpa as well as dehp metabolites in your urine. in simple words, it means that, if you are worried about exposure to dehp and bpa, you can really do something about it. the research was done by scientists at the silent spring institute and the breast cancer fund.

singleserve packaging and sustainability

16 Apr 2013
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from drink and food to beauty and health, from pet foods to doit yourself products, convenient and innovative portioncontrolled and singleserve packs are being used like never before. in the food market, the ease of singleserve portion controlled packs is now being endorsed as a real means of helping to maintain a healthy diet. understanding what quantity of a serving should be and what amount of calories it contains is considered to be a main way to tackle obesity.

wrap targets plastic packaging on priority basis

16 Apr 2013
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plastic packaging waste was emphasized as a priority concern for action by wrap at an associate parliamentary sustainable resource group meeting which was held in london. while speaking at the industry forum, which was held at portcullis house, marcus gover, wrap&rsquos director for the closed loop economy, mentioned that there was &quota genuine opportunity to recycle more plastics&quot that would support defra&39s consultation on packaging waste and planned new recovery targets from 20132017.